Nathan's Insights
World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas
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Wednesday 14 November 2012 Highlights: Paradise Bay zodiac cruise, Visiting the Bridge, Killer Whale sighting, Enterprise Island zodiac cruise Landing conditions meant we could not visit the Argentina base on Paradise Bay, not that the base is occupied yet. We did however get to go on a 1.5 hour zodiac cruise in rougher conditions than…
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Tuesday 13 November 2012 Highlights: Peterman Island, Pleneau Bay, Walking on an Iceberg, BBQ on the deck, Shots of 500 year old ice. Here is a YouTube video so you can get a feel of the conditions. Today was overwhelming, I mean how often do you climb on a moving iceberg and just watch as…
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Monday 12 November 2012 Highlights: Camping on Antarctica During the night I slept on Antarctica wearing two pairs of socks, normal underwear, thermal underwear, water proof pants, two tops, one jumper, one Arctic jacket (with inner liner), gloves and a Peru cold weather beanie, and an inner sheet inside a -3 to -10 degree sleeping…
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Sunday 11 November 2012 Highlights: Antarctica Continent Landing, Gentoo Penguins, Weddell Seals, and Sleeping under the stars! Today was the big event, stepping onto the Antarctica Peninsula and then the Continent itself! My group was drawn for the first landing attempt. With my new Canadian jacket, water proof pants, thermals and a few other layers…
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Saturday 10 November 2012 Highlights : Antarctica Convergence, Captain’s Welcome, Camping demonstration The sea was smoother today making the challenge of showering a little easier. Despite the smoother conditions at breakfast I felt a little queasy and as a result until lunchtime I took it easy mostly lying down and taking some motion sickness tablets.…
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